Kyle's completed Captain in Terminator Armour.

Kantor Blue as the deep Ultramarine base coat. AK French Army Grey-Blue used as the highlight - a slightly lighter, cooler tone that lifts the armour panels without shifting away from the Ultramarine family.

Essential armour colours.

AK 3rd Gen Bronze on all gold pieces - shoulder trim, chest Aquila, and other decorative elements. Washed with Strong Tone, then highlighted back up with the bronze. The chest Aquila receives particularly heavy highlights to make it pop as the centrepiece of the front facing.

Essential metallics and washes

Shoulder crux terminatus and storm bolter

Both the shoulder crux terminatus and knee use Deck Tan washed with Soft Tone, with an etch highlight technique for precise application on the raised detail. Washed over with Dark Tone to deepen the recesses. Purity seal parchment and shoulder parchment follow the same recipe: Khaki base, Soft Tone wash, Khaki highlight.

Gory Red for the bolter casing body plate, Plate Mail Metal for the metal portions, washed with Dark Tone throughout.

Blade in Plate Mail Metal washed with Dark Tone for a darkened steel look. Hilt in Brassy Brass washed with Strong Tone, then layered back up to restore the shiny highlights where the wash was applied too heavily.

Deck Tan base coat, washed lightly with Abteilung Starship Filth oil colour for a warm, aged fabric look, then lightly highlighted with Corax White to bring the raised folds forward.

An easy two-tone flesh technique: AK11340 Desert Sand as the base, then Army Painter Crusader Skin Speedpaint applied as both the wash and mid tone in one step. Layer back up with Desert Sand for the final highlight. Eyes applied with a very fine brush or toothpick in Heavy Charcoal. Tongue is Warlord Purple, teeth Corax White, with Dark Tone washed over the entire mouth area to unify.

Face and cheek detail close-up.

Essential skin tone paints - the two-step flesh technique.

Mr. Mark Softer used to conform decal film into surface detail. The tilt shields use a checkerboard decal with one half painted Gory Red for a two-tone look before the decal is applied over the top.

The base features a dead Tyranid underfoot, stone and sandy ground, and a green vine growth. AK Sandy Desert Paste on the empty areas, painted in Medium Sea Grey and washed with Mummified Grime, then a rough Deck Tan drybrush for the stone. The vine is Medium Olive. The Tyranid's flesh tone uses Bone White, washed with Mummified Grime and drybrushed back up - carapace in Hexed Lichen highlighted with Warlord Purple.

Base close-up - Tyranid, stone, and vine growth.

Essential base colours.

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